LANCOM 1811n Wireless – LANCOM 1821n Wireless
Chapter 2: Installation
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2.2
System requirements
2.2.1
Configuring the LANCOM devices
Computers that connect to a LANCOM must meet the following minimum
requirements:
Operating system with TCP/IP support, such as Windows, Linux, BSD Unix,
Apple Mac OS, OS/2.
Access to the LAN via the TCP/IP protocol.
Wireless LAN adapter or LAN access (if the access point is to be connected
to the LAN).
The LANtools also require a Windows operating system. A web brow-
ser under any operating system provides access to WEBconfig.
2.2.2
Operating access points in managed mode
LANCOM Wireless Routers and LANCOM Access Points can be operated either
as self-sufficient Access Points with their own configuration ("Access Point
mode“) or as components in a WLAN infrastructure, which is controlled from
a central WLAN-Controller ("managed mode").
Split management can be used to separate the WLAN configuration from the
rest of the router configuration. This allows router settings and VPN settings
to be adjusted locally, for example in a branch office or home office installa-
tion, and the WLAN configuration is regulated by a LANCOM WLAN Controller
at the main office.
2.3
Status displays and interfaces
Meanings of the LEDs
In the following sections we will use different terms to describe the behaviour
of the LEDs:
Blinking
means, that the LED is switched on or off at regular intervals in
the respective indicated colour.
Flashing
means, that the LED lights up very briefly in the respective
colour and stay then clearly longer (approximately 10x longer) switched
off.
Inverse flashing
means the opposite. The LED lights permanently in the
respective colour and is only briefly interrupted.
